Once upon a time...

There was a time when I considered myself to be smarter than the average person.... I know I know, it's egotistical, yet it used to be true.... the memory of that time is quickly slipping through my fingers....

I'm taking the last math class I ever have to take right now.... it has reduced me to a single syllable, grunt and point, scratch my forehead over the simplest things, kind of lifestyle.

Today, a fellow classmate wanted to make a copy of a practice test that I had in my possession. There was a coin operated copier nearby, no change machine, and no change in my pocket.

I went to the nearby vending machine... the smallest bill I had was a five, which the drink machine accepted... no worries, I'd have a pocket full of change, but I would retain the title of "nice guy".

Fiver accepted, drink chosen and dispensed, balance listed in little digital screen, hitting change button, nothing happening.....

Odd...

So I think to myself; Perhaps it doesn't want to give me that much change back all at once... I can seal my title of "nice guy" and grab him a drink also! Than the machine would be cleared to give me back the remaining change....

second drink chosen, dispensed, balance listed.... no change!..

After 4 drinks of an entertaining variety get huffily zippered into my backpack, I lumber with the extra weight back to the study table, having no way to pry out the 20 cent balance still in the change hoarding machine, not giving a dang about who captures the title of "nice guy".

Three consumed drinks later and I have to hop to a stop at every bathroom I come across to keep from embarrassing myself....

If I had any shred of a hope left of considering myself smarter than average, it fell to the way-side as I was getting ready for my shower this morning and Kristen asked me why my underwear was on backwards...

I hadn't changed them since the previous day yet...

so it's not like it had just happened...

seriously, who needs to be reminded to wear their clothes in the proper orientation?!?